Carla Kihlstedt is a composer, violinist & singer. Her projects range from the improvised to the crafted, the unhinged to the meticulous, the intimate to the epic, and include Tin Hat, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, 2 Foot Yard, The Book of Knots, and Causing a Tiger. She is currently on the faculty of New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Improvisation Department.